Katherine Bickford

Island Signs

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Katherine

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Island Signs – this one once carried some important information or a trail map in the Puntledge Recreation Area.

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Island Signs

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Katherine

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Island Signs – this one carries an important message, especially when you’re in a kayak or tubing down a river.

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Island Signs

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Katherine

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Island Signs – this one one the access road to BC Hydro’s Puntledge Generation Station. It’s an important sign as the level of the Puntledge River can change rapidly due to changes in discharge from Comox Lake into the Upper Puntledge, and changes in the amount of water that is diverted from the river into the penstock for the hydro electric generation station.

Hear the siren – get out – now…

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Towering into the distance

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Katherine

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BC Hydro power transmission lines appear to disappear into the mountains as they head toward the Comox Glacier – if not for BC Hydro and forestry, there would be by far fewer recreational areas on Vancouver Island.

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A death at Qualicum Falls

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Katherine

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Lacrosse sticks form a memorial for Lukas Whibley, a teen who died after falling into the river at Little Qualicum Falls Provincial Park. The area is fenced off and well marked as being dangerous due to the cliffs and the rapidly flowing waters of the Little Qualicum River.

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Along the pipeline

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Katherine

The corridor along the Puntledge penstock pipeline and the pipeline itself are popular recreation areas in Courtenay. The pipeline supplies water diverted from the Puntledge River to BC Hydro’s Puntledge Generating Station next to Arden Creek. Water released from the Comox Lake Reservoir travels 3.7 km to the Puntledge Diversion Dam, then 5 km through the penstock to the powerhouse.

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